Re: I love my pusher

- Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" Subject: Re: I love my pusher Hey Bill, what firmware are you running? Hold down the menu button and turn on the camera to find out. Version 1.00. Why? b.. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pd

Re: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:26 -0700, "Francis" wrote: > Hi Pentaxians > Do you know if Tamron's SP 300mm f2.8 (60B) is compatible with Pentax > DSLRs or not? > I bought one of these lenses this spring to use for wildlife photography > on my Pentax K20D and when it arrived (looking almost new) it s

RE: PESO - White-faced Heron

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:10 -0400, "J.C. O'Connell" wrote: > Anytime I use anything over 200mm, I whip out > my bogen monopod, they really help and are > nearly as easy to use as hand held, much much > easier than using a tripod. > True. And I have a monopod. I just have to remember to take it

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

Hi Paul, Looks like CR Kennedy have looked after us in regard to the cost and availability of the K7. It's nice to see that they are selling well. I forgot to ask, but then I got to the shop about an hour after they arrived there (they already had a display one in the cabinet). I'm retiring my *

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

2009/7/4 Leon Altoff : > Have you turned on the electronic level?  I occasionally don't notice > I'm not level and having something to remind me I'm 1 degree off level > might help (or it might just be a gimmick). > It's no gimmick. I use it on the D700 when composing scenes where it's dark enoug

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

The battery is still charging so I haven't started playing yet, but I did turn the level on in the shop demonstrator and quickly decided that it would stay on all the time. There are a lot of features and parameters to think about so I had better RTFM. The manual doesn't mention any of th

Re: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

On Jul 3, 2009, at 23:26 , Francis wrote: Hi Pentaxians Do you know if Tamron's SP 300mm f2.8 (60B) is compatible with Pentax DSLRs or not? Yes, it's compatible. But not a perfect piece of glass wide open. I made up a little GESO for you from some images I shot in May to see how sharp it

Re: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

Looks like plain and simple flare to me. You've shown us the wide open crop, but I wonder how the one and two stop down versions look. How well baffled are the inner walls of this lens, and how clean is the glass, any filminess? The sharpness looks reasonable for a 100% selection but it's eaten a

RE: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

> Hi Pentaxians > Do you know if Tamron's SP 300mm f2.8 (60B) is compatible with Pentax > DSLRs or not? [...] > sample photo > at: http://www.islandlight.ca/fm087749-100-crop.jpg it is a > 100% crop at > f2.8 on a tripod. > [...] > Do you know anyone who has used one of these lenses on a > P

Re: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

By the way, those support towers and guy wire struts are 4500' from my rear deck, on top of the Comcast Arena in Everett, WA USA. On Jul 4, 2009, at 01:43 , Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jul 3, 2009, at 23:26 , Francis wrote: Hi Pentaxians Do you know if Tamron's SP 300mm f2.8 (60B) is compat

Re: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

A detail I forgot to mention is that there seems to be 'dark flare' (for want of a better description) surrounding the branches, in opposition to the bright flare that eats into the branches. I don't think that there really is such a thing as 'dark flare' and it's either a ghost image from intern

RE: Happy Birthday My Fellow Pentaxian :)

[...] > Birthdays tend to have less meaning as one grows older. Possibly an > attempt by the mind to push out the meaning of another year slipping > into the past. The click of another abacus bead hitting the beads > you've already counted. And not having the beads yet to count > visible >

RE: PESO 2009 - 114 - GDG

I think they're trying to find Clippy. > > Visiting with a friend from the photo forums today, this > scene had to > be photographed. > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3685420113_3764b9cd19_o.jpg > 114 - Working Together - Palo Alto 2009 > Panasonic G1 + Olympus ZD 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 > I

RE: more e-p1 foto fun

It's a lovely camera. I just wish they'd put a proper viewfinder on it. Bob > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On > Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 04 July 2009 03:13 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: ot: more e-p1 foto fun > >

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

Paul, It's a big manual. I have it sitting beside the couch and have been reading it on and off trying to find those things Ihave noo idea about that I saw while doing the setup. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is likely to use the level control. It works in live view and movie mode, which is

RE: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

I recently acquired the Tamron SP 180mm F2.5 adaptall2 lens and it's the best telephoto I have ever owned (on digital). Stunning fine details/detail contrast. Never owned the Tamron SP 300/2.8 (there were three versions of that one), but seems weird that it would be a poor performer in light of th

Re: 78 rules of photography

Number 13 says to avoid bad weathe rpictures. Not what Mr Braswell told me.:-) Dave(bad weather makes for good pictures) Brooks On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Paul Ewins wrote: > > > I'll feel a lot more confident now that I am aware of the rules of sausage > photography (no. 36) > > Paul > >>

Re: I love my pusher

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 3:20 AM, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" Subject: Re: I love my > pusher > > >> Hey Bill, what firmware are you running? Hold down the menu button and >> turn on the camera to find out. > > Version 1.00. > Why? I think Doug's test sho

Re: I love my pusher

Bill. I'd be interested in hearing your comments on the metering accuracy. Doug and Mark mentioned after K-7 testing at GFM that it was much more accurate that earlier models. Would like to hear your comments as well. Dave On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 3:20 AM, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Me

RE: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

> > I recently acquired the Tamron SP 180mm F2.5 > adaptall2 lens and it's the best telephoto > I have ever owned (on digital). Stunning > fine details/detail contrast. > > Never owned the Tamron SP 300/2.8 (there were three > versions of that one), but seems weird that > it would be a poor perf

RE: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

yeah, but those two you mention are completely different types of lenses. the tamron ld sp 180 and 300 are very similar. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Home Page - www.jchriso.com Join the Audio CD PLAYER DISCUSSION list - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ -Origin

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

On Jul 4, 2009, at 7:44 PM, David Savage wrote: 2009/7/4 Leon Altoff : Have you turned on the electronic level? It's no gimmick. I use it on the D700 when composing scenes where it's dark enough that I can't see the horizon. lalalala I can't hear you I'm chronic at shooting a bit til

Mac Photoshop upgrade question

Hi all, I'm considering an upgrade from CS2 to CS4, but my old copy is a PPC Mac version and the machine I want to run this on is an Intel Macbook Pro. Actually I'll probably install on both machines (IIRC the license allows this as long as you don't use both at once). Am I likely to enc

Re: Mac Photoshop upgrade question

Nope, no problem. It will ask for the serial number of the upgrade version and then ask for the serial number of the older version. The big problem with Adobe software is when you are upgrading from an version that was in itself an upgrade, since in the past you didn't get a new serial numb

Re: Happy Birthday My Fellow Pentaxian :)

May you have many more beads Joe. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:10 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > On Jul 3, 2009, at 16:12 , tim...@clancode.hu wrote: > >> I just noticed (facebook ftw) that one of us on the list has his birthday >> today (here in London it's 4th already :D). >> >> I

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

Brian, That is a wonderful heron photo. It looks quite sharp and the colors match so well. It's a very subtle color picture which makes it more artistic, focusing us on composition, shapes, and textures. Well done. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Fri, 03 J

Re: I love my pusher

David J Brooks wrote: On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 3:20 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" Subject: Re: I love my pusher Hey Bill, what firmware are you running? Hold down the menu button and turn on the camera to find out. Version 1.00. Why? I think Doug's

Re: I love my pusher

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > > exactly. I've been shooting with a pre-production sample and haven't > received the new firmware yet. Been following the embargo rules; nothing > posted over 640x480, nothing over 1600 speed, etc, while apparently, you and > some others bein

Re: I love my pusher

Doug, Didn't ask to many question because I knew you were embargoed, plus wouldn't want to make the rest of us more jealous that we were already! Did you try the Pentax web site. I couldn't download old manuals so did live chat. A guy came on and gave me links right there. Maybe he could do the

Re: I love my pusher

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > It kinda makes sense, though. I've thought it odd that since I've had this > camera, and have mentioned a number of times that I have it, and given that > the K-7 is really a step up for Pentax, I would have thought there would be > some level o

PESO: Just a Tongue Away

The park's fountain continues to provide photo ops: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9431759&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: I love my pusher

> Doug Brewer wrote: > But whatever, I guess everyone was waiting for the real photographers to > get one so they could ask questions about it. I suppose at some point > I'll get the current firmware. I don't fall into that bracket, I'm just someone who sees the camera as a fun hobby item, who on

Some 4th of July fun...

This is a funny site. Not strictly about the 4th of July, more like a primer on how not to take a group photo. A must for all would-be portraitists. http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ Enjoy! Happy 4th! -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: 78 rules of photography

On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 01:50:53AM +0200, tim...@clancode.hu wrote: > http://gawno.com/2009/05/78-photography-rules/ > No. 15 is s me :) #77 is half the pictures that make it into PPG -- Matthew Miller mat...@mattdm.org The Definitive Pentax P-TTL

Re: 78 rules of photography

On 7/3/09, Paul Ewins wrote: > > > I'll feel a lot more confident now that I am aware of the rules of sausage > photography (no. 36) January 2010 PUG - Sausage! -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Just a Tongue Away

Very cute, Paul. Happy 4th to yourself, Grace, & grandma. -Pat On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 8:59 AM, paul stenquist wrote: > The park's fountain continues to provide photo ops: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9431759&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mai

Re: ot: more e-p1 foto fun

On 7/4/09, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" Subject: Re: ot: more > e-p1 foto fun > > > What's an e-p1? Is that the successor to the K7? > > I think it's a camera. Nah. It's a hair removal device. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14t

Auto re-sizing of photo gallery - opinions?

Bear in mind that I work off of a 17-inch LCD. I've been playing with Jalbum and noticed that there is a function to fit images to the viewer's browser. For *me* this works so I don't have to use the scroll bars to view the entire image (set at 800 x 600). I've noticed that the auto-fit seems to

Katz-Eye Screen for K-7

This just in from Katz-Eye: "Hi Bill, Thank you very much for your inquiry. We haven't had a chance to study the K-7 yet, so I cannot give any definitive answers about compatibility with existing models or possible future support. Based on what I've seen so far, it is almost certain that we wi

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

- Original Message - From: "Paul Ewins" Subject: Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon The battery is still charging so I haven't started playing yet, but I did turn the level on in the shop demonstrator and quickly decided that it would stay on all the time. There are a lot

Re: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

My photos were taken with just the lens, manual focus, on a tripod. No tele-converters, On Jul 4, 2009, at 01:43 , Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jul 3, 2009, at 23:26 , Francis wrote: Hi Pentaxians Do you know if Tamron's SP 300mm f2.8 (60B) is compatible with Pentax DSLRs or not? Yes, it

Re: Auto re-sizing of photo gallery - opinions?

annoying On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 2:56 PM, gldnbearz wrote: > Bear in mind that I work off of a 17-inch LCD.  I've been playing with > Jalbum and noticed that there is a function to fit images to the > viewer's browser.  For *me* this works so I don't have to use the > scroll bars to view the entire

Re: Katz-Eye Screen for K-7

Do you have an e-mail address for Katz Eye? I'll inquire as well and perhaps some other list members can as well. That might get them moving quickly. Paul On Jul 4, 2009, at 3:56 PM, William Robb wrote: This just in from Katz-Eye: "Hi Bill, Thank you very much for your inquiry. We haven't

Re: PESO: Just a Tongue Away

One of the best of the series, Paul. Very well exe'cute'd. Jack --- On Sat, 7/4/09, paul stenquist wrote: > From: paul stenquist > Subject: PESO: Just a Tongue Away > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 8:59 AM > The park's fountain continues to > provide photo ops

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 3:58 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > You might rethink that. With the electronic level on, you lose the manual > exposure readout, since it shares LCD space with the level. > > William Robb > Which makes me wonder why Canon's dual-scale readouts from the 1-series, 3 and T90 bo

Re: PESO: Just a Tongue Away

Thanks Jack. Loving that lens. Paul On Jul 4, 2009, at 6:08 PM, Jack Davis wrote: One of the best of the series, Paul. Very well exe'cute'd. Jack --- On Sat, 7/4/09, paul stenquist wrote: From: paul stenquist Subject: PESO: Just a Tongue Away To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Saturday

Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon

- Original Message - From: "Adam Maas" Subject: Re: Another Aussie jumps on the bandwagon Which makes me wonder why Canon's dual-scale readouts from the 1-series, 3 and T90 bodies haven't been copied. They're a brilliant idea and would allow the level and manual exposure readout to

Re: Katz-Eye Screen for K-7

- Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" Subject: Re: Katz-Eye Screen for K-7 Do you have an e-mail address for Katz Eye? I'll inquire as well and perhaps some other list members can as well. That might get them moving quickly. customerserv...@katzeyeoptics.com Don't tell t

RE: Way OT @ $#*woman throws in towel on writing code*#$@

I go along with John (Francis) here : I use Visual Studio too, and you can get a free version in Visual Studio Express from the Microsoft web site. The really good thing is the IDE is drag-and-drop, so it's really easy to design pages visually, all of the tools you need are available, and you can s

Re: HELP! Are old Tamron lenses incompatible with digital?

It looks like someone disassembled the lens and screwed up the group spacing when they reassembled it. If that's true it probably cannot focus correctly, but it that is the problem a competent tech should be able to fix it, if the necessary parts, spacer rings and the like, are available. F

Re: Way OT @ $#*woman throws in towel on writing code*#$@

On 7/3/09, Doug Franklin wrote: > John Whittingham wrote: > > > > [...] 90% of all the code writers I know use some form of > > application other than notepad, it's just easier and quicker that way. > > > > Yeah, emacs. :-) You're one of _those_ people. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since D

PESO Rocket Man

I was at two parties today. The high life is killing me. However, at the first I managed to capture this: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/webgalleryIV/pages/IMGP7310.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

Re: PESO Rocket Man

On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 03:18:13AM +0100, mike wilson scripsit: > I was at two parties today. The high life is killing me. However, at > the first I managed to capture this: > http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/webgalleryIV/pages/IMGP7310.htm That's just lovely. Near-perfect timing, too. -- Graydo

RE: more e-p1 foto fun

Hey, Godfrey, why is the optical finder on the camera with the zoom? I thought it only worked with the 17. This is really a camera I would like to handle. From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi [gdigio...@gmail

Re: Way OT @ $#*woman throws in towel on writing code*#$@

they whom i call Brian Walters wrote: I've been managing a web site for an organisation I belong to for over 10 years and it now comprises well over 1000 pages. I've never found the need to go beyond fairly straight-forward html with a bit of simple css. Here's a sample page from that organista

GESO: Brass Monkey Race #2

Yet more kayaking photos. I'm going to get a reputation as it's all I ever seem to do these days. The weather today was far from motivational: cloudy, cold and threatening to rain (it drizzled a few times). Th